Well it seems to be a season of top 10's. I see no reason not to include Doctor Who.

So pretty much the same rules apply from the other top 10 lists. Only 10 episodes. No honorable mentions.

The only adjustment i'll make is in reference to the classic episodes. Since they were formatted differently than how they are now. It's okay to pick stories instead of individual episodes. For example It's okay to count all the episodes of Tomb of the Cyberman as one episode.

I've been giving this some thought and I realized that there simply aren't many stories in Doctor Who that I find particularly compelling. The reason to watch is usually the performer in the main role and to enjoy watching him bounce off the particulars of a given situation with all that cocksure, cockeyed genius and energy, riddled through with Hawkeye Pierce-like disrespect for authority and an unwavering dedication to the safety and protection of his traveling companions. Sometimes the set-up is more intriguing, sometimes less, but the resolution, especially recently, almost always involves magic macguffins re-magicking the wobbles out of the wibbliness and making the timeys a little less wimey.

I like scenes and characters. I like certain companions a good deal more than I like others. But I'm having trouble placing my finger on a number of really well-told actual stories from the character's history.

Since I am incredibly old, my "moments" stretch back to the beginning. I'll name two:

 AN UNEARTHLY CHILD -- I have to count the entire first episode as a whole, as I sat there thunderstruck, at 14, as it unfolded before me. (Go look at the recent toys thread. The TV in the background of the picture of my Dad and me was where this introduction took place.)

 The first "appearance" of the Daleks. Was that THE DEAD PLANET? Just meaningless "arms" sticking into the frame while Barbara screamed, but the next week was one of the longest of my life.

My introduction to DOCTOR WHO came in early 1982, at age 8. I started watching it based on some interesting ads in the local (Bay Area) TV GUIDE listings. The PBS station at that point would run ads showing either a photo of a grinning Tom Baker, or of the 'monster'.

I decided to watch it one night, and it happened to be the concluding episode of 'The Sontaran Experiment'. So, really, beyond the mesmerizing opening title sequence and 'weird' music and 'haunting' Tom Baker face, my first memory was...the Sontaran(Styre, played by Kevin Lindsey) taking his helmet off.

Even though I'd missed part one,I was hooked...and at the end, the scene where his head 'deflated' like a burst basketball was even better!

There are a few more "moments" that have come floating back into my mind.

 Discovering DOCTOR WHO was on a local college station when I was living in London, Ontario. It was THE DAY OF THE DALEKS, and it caught me up quite nicely, explaining how Jon Pertwee could be the Doctor.

 THE BRAIN OF MORBIUS sequence that showed earlier incarnations of the Doctor. I know this is a fiercely disputed scene among WHOers, but my reaction was "Of course!"

 A memorable "moment" for all the wrong reasons, and often repeated, was when the started showing us what the Daleks looked like inside their metal casings. No connection at all to the glimpse that scared the willies out of me when I was 14.

My introduction to Doctor Who was quite by chance. I was turning away at the UHF knob Tom Baker came on screen and I was hooked. Of course when I tuned in the following week it was Jon Pertwee. I had no idea what was going on. I tried several weeks in a row But no Tom Baker. I made the assumption that he left the show and that Pertwee replaced him. I didn't know about regenerations and had no one to talk about it. So that as it for me until Paul Mcgann played the 8th Doctor.

Once the current series began. I made it a point to try and watch classic episodes whenever I could.

1 - The Ark in Space2 - The Seeds of Doom3 - Genesis of the Daleks4 - Pyramids of Mars5 - Spearhead from Space6 - Tomb of the Cybermen7 - Dalek Invasion of Earth8 - The Talons of Weing Chiang9 - Caves of Androzani10 - The Robots of Death

...and Top Ten moments...

1 - The fourth Doctor's speech about humanity in 'The Ark in Space'2 - Ian and Barbara enter the TARDIS for the first time in 'An Unearthly Child'3 - The end of ep1 of 'An Unearthly Child' when it shows the TARDIS has moved is now standing on a barren, treeless landscape and suddenly a long shadow is cast by an unseen figure4 - The end of ep 3 of 'The Daleks' when the Doctor and Ian open a Dalek and remove the creature inside wrapped in a cloak and throw it on the floor - as they escape a claw emerges from beneath the cloak - cue closing music!5 - The end of ep4 of 'The Tenth Planet' and the very first regeneration6 - The second Doctor's speech to Victoria about his family in 'The Tomb of the Cybermen'7 - In 'The Invasion' the cybermen are seen taking over London - the shot of them marching down the steps near St Pauls Cathedral is most memorable8 - The Sea Devils rising out of the sea 9 - The fourth Doctor's debating on whether he has the right to destroy the Daleks and wipe out a species in 'Genesis of the Daleks'10 - The shop dummies breaking out of the windows of a shopping centre, the fingers of their hands flipping open to reveal weapons and then attacking pedestrians and shoppers as the Auton invasion begins in 'Spearhead From Space'

Can`t think of a top ten but some moments that scared the crap out of me...Pertwee`s Auton story,those shop dummies made me terrified to go to Wolverhampton as a kid,i expected them to break through Marks and Spencer`s window!The Sea Devils rising from the sea(my uncle had rags in his garage similar to the material of their clothing,which made them more real in my head!)

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